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. a t F u r n i t u r e , H o u s e h o l d A p p l i a n c e , and' J e w e l r y . S t o r e s

June 19U6

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I n s t a l m e n t accounts o u t s t a j i d i n g o t f u r n i t u r e s t o r e s , which have i n -

creased s t e a d i l y since

t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e y 6 a r , r o s e f u r t h e r i n June,.' and

w e r e 26 p e r c e n t l a r g e r t h a n a y e a r e a r l i e r .

Jewelry store accounts r e c e i v -

a b l e Showed a s h a l l c o n t r a s e a s o n a l g a i n , w h i l e t h o s e _ a t h o u s e h o l d a p p l i a n c e
s t o r e s r e m a i n e d a t t h e l e v e l of t h e p r e c e d i n g m o n t h . ' -Compared w i t h a y s g r
a g o , a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e w e r e up 28 p e r c e n t a t j e w e l r y s t o r e s and 50 p e r
cent a t household appliance s t o r e s *
The June c o l l e c t i o n r a t i o s a t - ' f u r n i t u r e and h o u s e h o l d a p p l i a n c e
s t o r e s d e c l i n e d one p o i n t t o 2 6 p e r c e n t and 3k p e r " c e n t , r e s p e c t i v e l y .

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At

j e w e l r y s t o r e s i n c r e a s e d c o l l e c t i o n s r e s u l t e d i a a c o l l e o t i o n r a t i ^ ) of & . p e r
c e n t a s compared w i t h 5 3 P e r




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I n s t a l m e n t A c c o u n t s Outstanding. and C o l l e c t i o n r a t i o s
A c c o u n t s o u t s t a n d i n g a t end of month
December 5 1 , 193S = 100
Household
Jewelry
Furniture
appliance
stores.
stores
stores

42
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Jewelry
.stores

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32
33
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37 '
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30
31
• 31
32
54
54.
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28
27
26

52
51
53
56
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30
33
33
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30
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• 35
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Household;
appliance
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35 .
21 '
62
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52
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24
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63
61
62
63
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Preliriinnry.
Irifctr 1:-Ji.t - c o l l e c t i o n s j u r i n g
B e g i n n i n g of month.
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Fucr.iiture •
stores'

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23 .
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24 V
26
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45
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